La Poste (France)
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| Type | Public limited company |
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| Founded | 1576 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Area served | France, Monaco, Andorra |
| Website | www.laposte.fr |
La Poste is the mail service of France, which also operates postal services in the French Overseas Departments of Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana, and the territorial collectivities of Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte. It is headquartered in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.[1][2]
La Poste postage stamps are valid for use in the Overseas Departments, but not in the Territorial Collectivities, which issue their own stamps, separate from metropolitan France.
It also operates the postal service in Monaco, while in Andorra, it operates postal services alongside those of Spain.
In addition to postal services, it also offers banking services (with La Banque Postale) and, via Chronopost, courier services.
After the government, La Poste is the second largest employer in France.
It also offers webmail, providing @laposte.net email addresses and hosts approximately 1.6 million active email accounts.[3]
La Poste owns German parcel delivery company Deutscher Paket Dienst (DPD).
[edit] Mail Transportation
La Poste carries a part of the mail in Metropolitain France using a special yellow trainset SNCF TGV La Poste, which travels at night between Paris, Mâcon and Cavaillon. The train makes 6 daily round-trips.
[edit] References
Some text copied/translated from the French-language wikipedia article on postal TGV's.
- ^ "Contact Us." La Poste. Retrieved on 22 December 2010. "La Poste laposte.com V603 44 bd de Vaugirard 75015 Paris – France"
- ^ "Mentions légales." La Poste. Retrieved on 22 December 2010. "Siège social : 44 boulevard de Vaugirard - 75757 PARIS CEDEX 15."
- ^ (French) "Troubles with webmail migration". www.arobase.org. 2007-07-27. http://www.arobase.org/laposte-net/migration-laposte-net-interview.htm.
[edit] External links
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- La Poste Mail services
- La Poste website (French)
- Postal Services in France - at Discover France (English)
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